Chlamydatus pulicarius ( Fallén, 1807 ), Fallen, 1807

Li, Xiao-Ming & Liu, Guo-Qing, 2006, A study on genus Chlamydatus Curtis, 1833 from China (Heteroptera: Miridae: Phylinae), Zootaxa 1271, pp. 57-68 : 63

Chlamydatus pulicarius ( Fallén, 1807)

( Figs. 3–4 , 10 , 14–15 , 21–23 )

Lygaeus pulicarius Fallén, 1807: 95 .

Orthocephalus flavipes Matsumura, 1911: 39 .

Chlamydatus pulicarius: Wagner and Weber, 1964: 426 ; Kelton, 1965: 1132; Kerzhner, 1978: 44; Bao­ying Qi. and Nonnaizab, 1995: 61; Tamanini, 1982: 127; Schuh and Schwartz, 2005: 42.

Diagnosis: Recognized by the relatively large size, total length 2.65–3.24, the often ovate to obovate body form, submacropterous and the hemelytra just covering the abdomen ( Fig. 4 ), or macropterous, and the unicolorous black dorsum. The coloration of antennal segments I and II varying from yellow to entirely black. Femora dark with pale distal bands or not ( Figs. 14–15 ). Most easily confused with C. pullus , but C. pulicarius total length 2.65 or more, whereas C. pullus always less than 2.40.

Male genitalia ( Figs. 21–23 ): Vesica convoluted, and with a long, apical process and not tapering towards apex; secondary gonopore well sclerotized, distant from apex of vesica; apical portion of phallotheca elongate.

Specimens Examined: CHINA: Hebei Province: Weichang County (41°15'N, 117°12'E), 7 males, 6 females, 17–19.vii.2000, Huai­jun Xue leg.. Nei Mongol Autonomous Region: Alihe (50°34'N, 123°42'E), 4 males, 6 females, 11.vii.1988, Hongyang Li leg.; Bugt (48°46'N, 121°53'E), 5 males, 4 females, 4.vii.1988, Hong­yang Li leg.; Mordaga (51°17'N, 120°43'E), 1 male, 3 females, 8.vii.1988, Hong­yang Li leg.; Tomortei (41°52'N, 113°8'E), 2 males, 16 females, 12–13.vii.2000, Huai­jun Xue and Chang­fa Zhou leg.. Jilin Province: Changbai Mountains (42°2'N, 128°8'E), alt. 1100m, 2 males, 1 female, 2.vii.1986, Hong­yang Li and Wen­jun Bu leg.. Heilongjiang Province: Mohe County (53°1'N, 122°27'E), 1 male, 3 females, 7.vii.1984, Ping­ping Chen leg.; Yichun City (47°42'N, 128°56'E), 2 males, 2 females, 21.vii.1980, Le­yi Zheng leg.. Sichuan Province: Zoigé County (Dagcagoin) (33°37'N, 102°57'E), alt. 3300m, 72 males, 47 females, 25–26.vii.1963, Sheng­li Liu, Jiang Xiong and Huan­guang Zou leg.. Qinghai Province: Hui Autonous county of Menyuan (37°22'N, 101°38'E), 12 males, 2 females, 20.vii.1989, Le­yi Zheng leg.. Ningxia Province: Liupan Mountains (35°24'N, 106°14'E), 1 male, 2 females, 7.viii.1987.

Distribution: China (Hebei, Nei Mongol, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Qinghai, Ningxia), Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Germany, England, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Canada, and USA.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Habitus views of Chlamydatus spp. 1. laminatus (male); 2. laminatus (female); 3. pulicarius (male); 4. pulicarius (female); 5. pullus (male); 6. pullus (female); 7. sichuanensis (male); 8. sichuanensis (female)

FIGURES 9 – 12. Scanning electron micrographs of scent­gland evaporatory area of Chlamydatus spp. 9. laminatus; 10. pulicarius; 11. pullus; 12. sichuanensis

FIGURES 13 – 17. Patterns on legs of Chlamydatus spp. 13. laminatus; 14. pulicarius; 15. pulicarius; 16. pullus; 17. sichuanensis

FIGURES 18 – 30. Male genitalia of Chlamydatus spp. 18 – 20. laminatus: 18. Vesica; 19. Phallotheca; 20. Left paramere. 21 – 23. pulicarius: 21. Vesica; 22. Phallotheca; 23. Left paramere. 24 – 26. pullus: 24. Vesica; 25. Phallotheca; 26. Left paramere. 27 – 30. sichuanensis: 27. Vesica; 28. Phallotheca; 29. Left paramere; 30. Right paramere.